2/5 Cut Mother Earth and maybe adequate
  by J. D. Best, author (Arizona)
I usually like romantic comedies, but this one was poor and humorless. Despite Michelle Pfeiffer looking more striking than ever, she couldn't pull this movie out of a hole created by a shoddy script. The prerequisite for a romantic comedy is the chemistry between the leads. None here. You can believe Pfeiffer and Clooney fall for each other in One Fine Day, but this romance needed more than spray confetti.


5/5 I loved every minute of this movie!
  by J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA)
I caught I Could Never Be Your Woman for the first time on cable. It was just one of those nothing-else-to-watch moments, and I didn't anticipate much. However, it turned out to be one of the most entertaining chick flicks I've ever seen. The romantic scene in the car with the theme from Ben playing in the background just about had me rolling off the couch!

The tween daughter's love life was the perfect counterpoint to her mother's post-divorce interests. The music and costumes were great, and the so many of the secondary characters were just cartoonish enough to make their stories a well-anticipated delight. (And I soooo wish I could make crank calls to the Fonz, too!)

Tracey Ullman stole every scene she was in! Her Mother Nature character is hilarious.

After seeing I Could Never Be Your Woman once, it went right into my Amazon shopping cart. This is a film to watch again and again any time you need a little cheering up. Loved it!

3/5 NO FAST TIMES OR CLUELESS, BUT STILL BETTER THAN AVERAGE! 3 1/2 STARS!
  by ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)
Slightly disappointing, but still fairly entertaining romantic comedy with an excellent cast, 'I Could Never Be Your Woman' just doesn't measure up to Heckerling's best work. The social commentary laced throughout is when this film is at its best and the predictable and familiar story are when it is at its worst, but Paul Rudd and company are pretty easy to watch in just about anything.

3/5 Wanted to Like It More
  by Richard Ross
Rosie (Michelle Pfeiffer) is a 40 year old single mom writing for an urban high school T.V. show. Her preteen daughter Izzie (Saorise Ronan) is deep into her first crush and Rosie does her best to coach her through it. She hasn't had much experience in that field since splitting with her ex husband (Jon Lovitz). All of that changes when she meets an actor named Adam (Paul Rudd) who auditions for a part on the show. He's a goofy guy and Rosie is attracted to him immediately. Adam is likewise smitten and starts flirting with her. Rosie is put off by this but even more worried about the age difference between them: Adam is only 29. She eventually gives in and the two start dating. Rosie still has her reservations but she slowly opens up to Adam's charm and lets loose. Things go well for the new couple until Rosie's spiteful assistant doctors some photos to make it look like Adam is seeing the show's star (Stacey Dash). This development proves too much to handle for an already insecure Rosie and she ends their relationship. This is where the movie stops being fun and clever. Cue the endless montage (set to the Cure) of Adam trying to win her back. The film loses any of it's wit and intelligence and becomes another by the numbers romantic comedy. This is only one of the film's many problems. For one, the leads don't quite work. Pfeiffer is still beautiful but her character is too insecure and grows grating whenever bringing up the age difference. Rudd is way too goofy and over the top. I assume Heckerling was trying to get him to be charming but she gets him to be annoying. What works the best is the performance of Ronan as Izzie. She steals the show with her intelligence and humor. The supporting cast, consisting of Lovitz, Dash, Graham Norton, and Fred Willard, shoulder the burden and provide lots of the laughs whenever Rosie and Adam are bickering. The character that needed to be cut completely is that of Mother Nature played by Tracey Ullman. Ullman is funny and her introductory scene is amusing but after that anytime she appears it's only to put down Rosie and make her more insecure. It drags the movie down. All of these elements make this film such a frustrating watch because it has so much talent in front and behind the camera. Amy Heckerling, whose 'Clueless' was so smart and funny, got screwed on this one. The producers promised her a theatrical release but then reneged at the last minute and dumped the film on DVD. I honestly don't know if it would have worked in theaters or what kind of reviews it would have gotten. It would have been interesting to find out. As it stands it's certainly flawed and frustrating but it's definitely more intelligent and better cast than any of the romantic comedies that do find their way to theaters each week.

2/5 Low on laughs and riddled with cliches
  by Tracy Vest (Northern California)
"I Could Never Be Your Woman" is proof that a top notch cast and good director can result in an uneven and disappointing film. It is no wonder if went straight to video. Michelle Pfeiffer plays a divorced mother and writer-producer of a cheesy teen TV show (featuring diva-like Stacy Dash who did not look like a teen when she was in "Clueless" 14 years earlier) who takes up with a younger man who is guest starring on her show. There is no chemistry, and Pfeiffer married to Jon Lovitz (and subsequently dumped by him) is just totally unbelievable. Add to that the annoying inclusion of Mother Nature (played by Tracy Ullman) was just annoying and cheesy. Two stars for this drivel is generous!